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February 23, 2024
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| Preferred Name | Leprosy | |
| Synonyms |
Hansen's Disease Hansen Disease Leprosy |
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| Definitions |
A bacterial granulomatous infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae. It is a progressive disease affecting the skin, peripheral nerves, and limbs. If untreated, it causes permanent tissue damage leading to autoamputations. |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C84824 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
An infection predominantly that is caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which causes a progressive disease affecting the skin, peripheral nerves, and limbs. If untreated, it usually causes permanent tissue damage leading to autoamputations.
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| code |
C84824
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| Contributing_Source |
NICHD
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| DEFINITION |
A bacterial granulomatous infection caused by Mycobacterium leprae. It is a progressive disease affecting the skin, peripheral nerves, and limbs. If untreated, it causes permanent tissue damage leading to autoamputations.
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| FULL_SYN |
Hansen's Disease Hansen Disease Leprosy
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| label |
Leprosy
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| Preferred_Name |
Leprosy
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C84824
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| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0023343
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